Definition of infra
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LNS
infrā
infer, infera, sc. parte
adverb
  1. on the under side, below, underneath
  2. below
  3. Below, beneath
  4. lower, farther down
  5. Farther
  6. Later
Abbreviations
infrā infer, infera, sc. parte, adv. and prep. Adv., on the under side, below, underneath. Lit.: infra nihil est nisi mortale ... supra Lunam sunt aeterna omnia, Cic. Rep. 6, 17: in occipitio et infra, qua summa vertebra, etc., Cels. 3, 23 fin.

— With quam: ipsius autem partes eae, quae sunt infra quam id quod devoratur, dilatantur, Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 135; Varr. R. R. 1, 41, 3: si infra, quam rami fuere, praecidatur, Plin. 16, 30, 53, § 123.

— Absol., of the lower world: non seges est infra, there is no sowing down below, Tib. 1, 10, 35.

—Of a following place in a writing, below: earum exemplum infra scripsi, Cic. Att. 8, 6; id. Fam. 5, 10, 5; Quint. 8, 4, 9.

— Comp.: inferius, lower, farther down: altius egressus caelestia tecta cremabis. inferius terras, Ov. M. 2, 137: currere, id. ib. 2, 208: inferius, quam collo pectora subsunt, id. ib. 12, 420.

— Trop. Below, beneath, in value or esteem: liberos ejus ut multum infra despectare, Tac. A. 2, 43.

— Comp., lower, farther down: persequi, Ov. Tr. 2, 263: virtutem non flamma, non ruina inferius adducet. Sen. Ep. 79: quae praeterire, quam inferius exsequi tutius duximus, Sol. 2 med.

— Farther along the coast: onerariae duae ... paulo infra delatae sunt, Caes. B. G. 4, 36.

— Later in time: quid quod Ciceronis temporibus paulumque infra ... geminabatur, Quint. 1, 7, 20. Prep. with acc., below, under. Lit.: ad mare infra oppidum exspectabat, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 23, § 51: infra mortuos amandare, id. Quint. 15, 49: infra caelum et sidera nox cadit, Tac. Agr. 12.

— Of time, later than: Homerus non infra superiorem Lycurgum fuit, Cic. Brut. 10, 40.

— Of size, smaller than: uri sunt magnitudine paulo infra elephantos, Caes. B. G. 6, 28.

— Of number, less than: non infra novena (ova), Plin. 18, 26, 62, § 231; id. 6, 6, 6, § 18.

— Trop., below, beneath in rank, honor, or esteem: quem ego infra esse infimos omnis puto homines, Ter. Eun. 3, 2, 36: res humanas despicere atque infra se positas arbitrari, Cic. Tusc. 3, 7, 15: omnia infra se esse judicare, id. Fin. 3, 7, 25: e quo infra se et Caesarem videret et rempublicam, he despised them, Vell. 2, 76, 4: semper infra aliorum aestimationes se metientem, id. 2, 127 fin.: infra servos cliens, id. 2, 83: non infra speciem, not inferior in beauty, Prop. 1, 20, 5: conferant se Marii ... infra Pallantis laudes jacebunt, they will not come up to the glory of Pallas, Plin. Ep. 8, 6, 2: id quidem infra grammatici officium est, Quint. 1, 7, 1; cf. id. 2, 5, 4.
 
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